Before I begin, I would like to graciously thank the Clan Mods for allowing us the privileged to host our annual tournament int he Clan Forum.
I would like to invite you all into the Phyrexian Arena to stand up for the honor of your clan. All clan members and mods are welcome to participate in a tournament of sorts, where only one champion can be crowned.
Disclaimer:This tournament and participation on it has no bearing on the Clan of the Year, Clan Contests, or any other official clan happenings. This tournament is volunteer only and is only designed for members from all clans to come, play some Magic, and have a good time.
The Format: Build Your Own Standard
Quote from WOTC »
Have you ever wondered what Standard would have been like had Fifth Edition been the core set while the Mirrodin block was legal? Or how Ravnica block would have combined with Lorwyn block? Build Your Own Standard lets players experience exactly that!
Each player chooses a core set (Tenth Edition, Ninth Edition, etc.) and two blocks (Time Spiral block, Ice Age block, etc.) to create their own Standard world. Build Your Own Standard is the perfect opportunity to create your own world for exploring what could have been.
Blocks permitted ranger from Ice Age up to Return to Ravnica. Core Sets Permitted range from 5th Edition to Magic 2013
BANNED CARDS (your deck may not contain any copies of the following cards) The ban list is a compilation of all cards banned in Legacy, Modern, and in Block Formats. However, there were a few changes we at Clan Mono-Black had decided upon due to the peculiar nature of the format. Please pay close attention below. It should be noted that no new cards were added to the list, however, cards were removed.
Medium: Tournaments will be held on Cockatrice. It will be run as a standard Swiss format, cutting to top X after Y rounds (X and Y are dependent on attendance).
FIGURES Attached a 3 pie charts detailing the figures of the tournament.
STANDINGS
PLAYERS [CLAN AFFILIATION] (Match Results):
*snip* Current Standings are in the latest Round Post. Final standings will be updated at the end of the tournament.
ROUND 1By MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2012 AT 8:00 PM EST. ROUND 2By MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 2012 at 8:00 PM EST.
What if my opponent doesn't respond to me? If your opponent does not respond within 2-3 days of your request, forward Sir Auron25 the initial PM to play and I, the tournament organizer, will also message that player. If that player continues to be unresponsive by the end of the round, the player who had attempted communication will receive a 2-0 win. What if we attempt to play, but our schedules do not pan out? If both players contact each other and attempt to set up play times that all pan through by the end of the week, both players are responsible for messaging Sir Auron25. If no match is played during this time, the match will be considered a draw.
Disconnections? How are we addressing them? This has been a touchy subject in the past. The current ruling will be one disconnection per match will be deemed an accident. Null that game and start anew. A second disconnection by an individual player will be a game loss as deeming intent or no intent is difficult online. A third and they will forfeit the match. Please save Game Logs to prove this. One step further on Disconnections. If it has been noted that an individual player is consistently having disconnections each round, they will be suspended from the tournament.
Should a disconnection happen at an opportune time and a player suspects cheating, please refer the case and Game Logs to me and I, along with others will judge it and deem it intentional or not. This should be the case if, for example, player A disconnects when Player B is about to swing for lethal damage. Things like this should be noted and brought to my attention.
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I would like to invite you all into the Phyrexian Arena to stand up for the honor of your clan. All clan members and mods are welcome to participate in a tournament of sorts, where only one champion can be crowned.
Disclaimer:This tournament and participation on it has no bearing on the Clan of the Year, Clan Contests, or any other official clan happenings. This tournament is volunteer only and is only designed for members from all clans to come, play some Magic, and have a good time.
The Format: Build Your Own Standard
Blocks permitted ranger from Ice Age up to Return to Ravnica.
Core Sets Permitted range from 5th Edition to Magic 2013
BANNED CARDS (your deck may not contain any copies of the following cards)
The ban list is a compilation of all cards banned in Legacy, Modern, and in Block Formats. However, there were a few changes we at Clan Mono-Black had decided upon due to the peculiar nature of the format. Please pay close attention below. It should be noted that no new cards were added to the list, however, cards were removed.
Ice Age/Alliances/Coldsnap
Amulet of Quoz
Dark Depths
Demonic Consultation
Necropotence
Rite of Flame
Zuran Orb
Mirage/Visions/Weatherlight
Flash
Mystical Tutor
Squandered Resources
Vampiric Tutor
Tempest/Stronghold/Exodus (aka. Rath Block)
Earthcraft
Hermit Druid
Oath of Druids
Survival of the Fittest
Urza's Saga/Urza's Legacy/Urza's Destiny
Frantic Search
Gaea's Cradle
Memory Jar
Serra’s Sanctum
Time Spiral
Tinker
Tolarian Academy
Voltaic Key
Windfall
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Yawgmoth's Will
Mercadian Masques/Nemesis/Prophecy
Gush
Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero
Rishadan Port
Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse
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Odyssey/Torment/Judgment
Worldgorger Dragon
Onslaught/Legions/Scourge
Mind's Desire
Mirrodin/Darksteel/Fifth Dawn
Ancient Den
Arcbound Ravager
Chrome Mox
Disciple of the Vault
Great Furnace
Seat of the Synod
Skullclamp
Tree of Tales
Vault of Whispers
Champions of Kamigawa/Betrayers of Kamigawa/Saviors of Kamigawa
Blazing Shoal
Glimpse of Nature
Umezawa's Jitte
Ravnica/Guildpact/Dissension
Golgari Grave-Troll
Time Spiral/Planar Chaos/Future Sight
Dread Return
Hypergenesis
Sword of the Meek
Lorwyn/Morningtide/Shadowmoor/Eventide
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Shards of Alara/Conflux/Alara Reborn
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Zendikar/Worldwake/Rise of the Eldrazi
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Punishing Fire
Stoneforge Mystic
Scars of Mirrodin/Mirrodin Besieged/New Phyrexia
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Innistrad/Dark Ascension/Avacyn Restored
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Return to Ravnica/Gatecrash/Dragon's Maze
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5th Edition
Mana Vault
Necropotence
6th Edition
Flash
Goblin Recruiter
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
7th Edition
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8th Edition
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9th Edition
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10th Edition
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Magic 2010
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Magic 2011
Voltaic Key
Magic 2012
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Magic 2013
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Medium: Tournaments will be held on Cockatrice. It will be run as a standard Swiss format, cutting to top X after Y rounds (X and Y are dependent on attendance).
FIGURES
Attached a 3 pie charts detailing the figures of the tournament.
34% [Clan Mono-Black] (4 users: Chiligyro, Dechs Kaison, therestless, and bmp)
25% [Clan Flamingo] (3 users: Gerrard's Mom, Ninja Caterpie and Diefi00)
17% [House Dimir] (2 users: Digi and ajacobik)
8% [The Izzet] (1 User: Clem)
8% [The Pack] (1 user: Zephynoir]
8% [The Crafters] (1 user: pet_snake)
17% Scars of Mirrodin (4 Users: Digi,Clem, petsnake, and ajacobik)
13 %Time Spiral (3 Users: Chiligyro, Diefie00, and pet_snake)
9% Innistrad (2 Users: Dechs Kaison and Gerrard's Mom)
9% Zendikar (2 Users: therestless and bmp)
9% Shards of Alara (2 users: Digi and Gerrard's Mom)
8% Lorwyn/Shadowmoor (2 Users: Ninja Caterpie and Diefie00)
8% Urza (2 User: thestless and bmp)
8% Mirrodin (2 Users: Clem and ajacobik)
4% Onslaught (1 User: Dechs Kaison)
4% Odyssey (1 User:Zephynoir)
4% Masques (1 User: Chiligyro)
4%Rath (1 User: Zephynoir)
4% Ice Age (1 User: Ninja Caterpie)
*According to MS Excel, apparently Mirrodin, Urza, Shards, and Lorwyn count as 8% while Zendikar and Innistrad somehow get 9%.
41% Magic 2011 (5 Users: therestless, Digi, Gerrard's Mom, Ninjac Caterpie, Clem)
17% Fiffth Edition (2 USers: Chiligryo and Dechs Kaison)
17% Magic 2010 (2 Users: bmp and ajacobik)
17% Magic 2012 (2 Users: Zephynoir and petsnake)
8% Magic 2013 (1 User: Diefie00)
Clan Representation:
STANDINGS
PLAYERS [CLAN AFFILIATION] (Match Results):
*snip* Current Standings are in the latest Round Post. Final standings will be updated at the end of the tournament.
ROUND 1
By MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2012 AT 8:00 PM EST.ROUND 2 By MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 2012 at 8:00 PM EST.
If your opponent does not respond within 2-3 days of your request, forward Sir Auron25 the initial PM to play and I, the tournament organizer, will also message that player. If that player continues to be unresponsive by the end of the round, the player who had attempted communication will receive a 2-0 win.
What if we attempt to play, but our schedules do not pan out?
If both players contact each other and attempt to set up play times that all pan through by the end of the week, both players are responsible for messaging Sir Auron25. If no match is played during this time, the match will be considered a draw.
Disconnections? How are we addressing them?
This has been a touchy subject in the past. The current ruling will be one disconnection per match will be deemed an accident. Null that game and start anew. A second disconnection by an individual player will be a game loss as deeming intent or no intent is difficult online. A third and they will forfeit the match. Please save Game Logs to prove this. One step further on Disconnections. If it has been noted that an individual player is consistently having disconnections each round, they will be suspended from the tournament.
Should a disconnection happen at an opportune time and a player suspects cheating, please refer the case and Game Logs to me and I, along with others will judge it and deem it intentional or not. This should be the case if, for example, player A disconnects when Player B is about to swing for lethal damage. Things like this should be noted and brought to my attention.